The Rundown

More Bumps on the Cabinet Road

By Ben Pershing
Last week, we wondered whether Barack Obama might have been a bit careless in making his Cabinet selections. And that was before yesterday, when Tim Geithner and Hillary Clinton both faced tough questions about past or potential future mistakes. So for all the big names and lengthy resumes that will populate his Cabinet and senior staff, did Obama make the right choices? Is his team unusually problematic, or are these issues just the typical byproduct that would result from putting any large group of Washington veterans through the wringer? Consider: